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Maniac was hard to love at first. The opening voiceover still kind of baffles me. It was superfluous and kind of dowdy—like a network show that’s trying to be prestige TV. When the goddamned marimba came in I almost had to walk away. ⠀⠀ The first episode was a slog. Jonah Hill is hard to watch when not in the “reflections.” He seems to equate “good acting” with conducting oneself like one is under sedation..at all times. Nevertheless, Hill is always deeply funny when he wants to be. I hope we get more comedy from him. ⠀⠀ The family scenes felt cliché and underdeveloped—literally the plot of a John Hughes movie with Billy Magnussen as Jed Milgrim coming off as the stereotypical ‘80s high school villain (but not in the layered, sultry James Spader way). ⠀⠀ Emma Stone is much better. While her comdic timing is superb, she still struggles (as she did in La La Land) with purely dramatic scenes lacking comedy. This is most apparent in sequences with her sister, played by #Ozark’s @JuliaGarner94, who is so consistently amazing in her authenticity that the cracks in any other actor’s ability are made obvious. ⠀⠀ I was very excited to see @JustinTheroux in a vehicle that allowed him to show his comedic genius. After three seasons on the most dour show ever on television, #TheLeftovers (no shade, I 🖤 it), it was hard to believe he could be the same person who played the foil to Michael Showalter’s Baxter. But he’s still got it. The welcome video in which we are introduced to Dr. James K. Mantleray is a masterpiece in its own right. Shoutout to #RomeKanda for his incredible, if too brief, performance as Dr. Robert Muramoto! ⠀⠀ I’m about halfway through the season at this point and hoping the best is yet to come with Sally Field. ⠀⠀ #tv #netflix #maniac #emmastone #justintheroux #sallyfield #jonahhill #thinkitdown #fallTV #fursbysebastian

This is an excellent show! I strongly advise that you don’t look into what it’s about before watching it—just turn it on (@amazonprimevideo)! Starring Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen. Thoughtful and funny. #amazonprime #forever #type

Literally cried when they won the Emmy for #TheAmericans. Then continued crying at the reminder that we’ll never get another episode of this incredible show. And then #MatthewRhys won! And Keri Russell was funny during his acceptance speech! And I just love them! #emmys #emmys2018 #atlast #thejennings #tv #nbc #joeweisberg #meme #therussians #witchhunt #foremmys #winning

An ironic musical number joking about #theEmmys being postracial is maybe the most #postracial thing they could have done? #EmmyAwards2018 #wesolvedit #emmys #snl #musical #tv #meme #theater #diversity #musicallycringe #johnlegend #kristenbell #letitgo

YASSSSSSSSS! This is maybe the most promising cast of #AmericanHorrorStory. ⠀⠀ #SarahPaulson and #KathyBates are divine and then on top of that we are gifted the #JoanCollins! ⠀⠀ “Honey, you don’t know what disappointment is until you’ve slept with Yul Brynner.” - @joancollinsdbe ⠀⠀ Honestly, I die. Fitting this is #AHSapocalypse #iamapurple #wedressfordinner #ryanmurphy #FX #TV

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Maniac was hard to love at first. The opening voiceover still kind of baffles me. It was superfluous and kind of dowdy—like a network show that’s trying to be prestige TV. When the goddamned marimba came in I almost had to walk away. ⠀⠀ The first episode was a slog. Jonah Hill is hard to watch when not in the “reflections.” He seems to equate “good acting” with conducting oneself like one is under sedation..at all times. Nevertheless, Hill is always deeply funny when he wants to be. I hope we get more comedy from him. ⠀⠀ The family scenes felt cliché and underdeveloped—literally the plot of a John Hughes movie with Billy Magnussen as Jed Milgrim coming off as the stereotypical ‘80s high school villain (but not in the layered, sultry James Spader way). ⠀⠀ Emma Stone is much better. While her comdic timing is superb, she still struggles (as she did in La La Land) with purely dramatic scenes lacking comedy. This is most apparent in sequences with her sister, played by #Ozark’s @JuliaGarner94, who is so consistently amazing in her authenticity that the cracks in any other actor’s ability are made obvious. ⠀⠀ I was very excited to see @JustinTheroux in a vehicle that allowed him to show his comedic genius. After three seasons on the most dour show ever on television, #TheLeftovers (no shade, I 🖤 it), it was hard to believe he could be the same person who played the foil to Michael Showalter’s Baxter. But he’s still got it. The welcome video in which we are introduced to Dr. James K. Mantleray is a masterpiece in its own right. Shoutout to #RomeKanda for his incredible, if too brief, performance as Dr. Robert Muramoto! ⠀⠀ I’m about halfway through the season at this point and hoping the best is yet to come with Sally Field. ⠀⠀ #tv #netflix #maniac #emmastone #justintheroux #sallyfield #jonahhill #thinkitdown #fallTV #fursbysebastian

This is an excellent show! I strongly advise that you don’t look into what it’s about before watching it—just turn it on (@amazonprimevideo)! Starring Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen. Thoughtful and funny. #amazonprime #forever #type

Literally cried when they won the Emmy for #TheAmericans. Then continued crying at the reminder that we’ll never get another episode of this incredible show. And then #MatthewRhys won! And Keri Russell was funny during his acceptance speech! And I just love them! #emmys #emmys2018 #atlast #thejennings #tv #nbc #joeweisberg #meme #therussians #witchhunt #foremmys #winning

An ironic musical number joking about #theEmmys being postracial is maybe the most #postracial thing they could have done? #EmmyAwards2018 #wesolvedit #emmys #snl #musical #tv #meme #theater #diversity #musicallycringe #johnlegend #kristenbell #letitgo

YASSSSSSSSS! This is maybe the most promising cast of #AmericanHorrorStory. ⠀⠀ #SarahPaulson and #KathyBates are divine and then on top of that we are gifted the #JoanCollins! ⠀⠀ “Honey, you don’t know what disappointment is until you’ve slept with Yul Brynner.” - @joancollinsdbe ⠀⠀ Honestly, I die. Fitting this is #AHSapocalypse #iamapurple #wedressfordinner #ryanmurphy #FX #TV

Isn’t Susan Lucci The Susan Lucci of daytime TV? #wendywilliams #TV #susanlucci #thesusanluccioftvblogs

This is the best show on Netflix. Remember when Netflix would just put out one new show at a time? I’m not saying go back to that, but there is a glut of new shows—most of them not great—and the good ones are getting buried. I hope people find this show. #Ozark #Netflix #HenryMiller #literature #lessons #tv #thewatch #therecappables

Dr. Strangecowboy or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Horse #Yellowstone #TV #horses #horsegirl #rancher #ranchlife #montana #thewest